List of longest highways

This article lists the world's longest road routes that are either officially numbered or otherwise known under a single name. Some of the roads may still be partially planned or under construction.

Longest highways overall

Name Length Location From To Notes
Pan-American Highway 30,000 km (19,000 mi)[1] Americas Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States United States Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile Chile or Ushuaia, Argentina Argentina Longest road according to the Guinness Book of Records.[2]

Incomplete at the Darién Gap, causing the northern and southern segments to be actually about 11,500 and 9,600 km long respectively.

Asian Highway 1 20,557 km (12,774 mi) Eurasia Kapıkule, Turkey Turkey Tokyo, Japan Japan Broken up by the Sea of Japan.
Highway 1 14,500 km (9,000 mi) Australia Loop route Longest route within a single country by joining partial roads. Not a straight single road.
Asian Highway 2 13,177 km (8,188 mi) Asia Denpasar, Indonesia Indonesia Khosravi, Iran Iran Broken up by Bali Strait, Java Sea, and Karimata Strait.
Trans-Siberian Highway 11,000 km (6,800 mi) Russia St. Petersburg Russia Vladivostok Russia Longest non-loop route within a single country.
Tripoli–Cape Town Highway 10,808 km (6,716 mi) Africa Tripoli, Libya Libya Cape Town, South Africa South Africa Longest Trans-African highway. Large sections remain missing.
Asian Highway 6 10,475 km (6,509 mi) Eurasia Busan, South Korea South Korea Belarusian border, Russia Russia
Asian Highway 5 10,380 km (6,450 mi) Eurasia Shanghai, China China Bulgarian border, Turkey Turkey
Cairo–Cape Town Highway 10,228 km (6,355 mi) Africa Cairo, Egypt Egypt Cape Town, South Africa South Africa Longest fully traversable Trans-African highway.
National Highway 219 10,000 km (6,200 mi) China Kom-Kanas, Xinjiang China Dongxing, Guangxi China Longest route in China.

Parts still under construction.

Asian Highway 9 10,000 km (6,200 mi) Eurasia St. Petersburg, Russia Russia Lianyungang China
National Highway 331 9,200 km (5,700 mi) China Dandong, Liaoning China Altay, Xinjiang China Parts still under construction.
European route 40 8,690 km (5,400 mi) Eurasia Calais, France France Ridder, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Longest E-road.
Cairo–Dakar Highway 8,636 km (5,366 mi) Africa Cairo, Egypt Egypt Dakar, Senegal Senegal Part of Trans-African highway network
European route 60 8,200 km (5,100 mi) Eurasia Brest, France France Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
National Highway 228 7,800 km (4,800 mi)[3] China Dandong, Liaoning China Dongxing, Guangxi China Parts still under construction
Trans-Canada Highway 7,476 km (4,645 mi) Canada Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Canada St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Longest road route in Canada.
Asian Highway 3 7,331 km (4,555 mi) Asia Ulan-Ude, Russia Russia Chiang Rai, Thailand Thailand Divided into two unconnected sections.
European route 45 5,190 km (3,220 mi) Europe Alta, Norway Norway Gela, Sicily, Italy Italy Longest north–south European route.
Golden Quadrilateral 5,846 km (3,633 mi) India Loop route in India India Longest road route in India.
U.S. Route 20 5,415 km (3,365 mi) United States Newport, Oregon United States Boston, Massachusetts United States Longest road in the United States.[4]
Ruta Nacional 40 5,194 km (3,227 mi) Argentina Cape Virgenes, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Argentina La Quiaca, Provincia de Jujuy Argentina At km 4601 is the highest road outside the Himalayas with 5000 msal and the longest in South America.
Interstate 90 4,861 km (3,020 mi) United States Seattle, Washington United States Boston, Massachusetts United States Longest Expressway.
BR-116 4,714 km (2,929 mi) Brazil Fortaleza-CE Brazil Jaguarão-RS Brazil Longest highway in Brazil.
BR-101 4,658 km (2,894 mi) Brazil Touros-RN Brazil São José do Norte-RS Brazil Second longest highway in Brazil.
National Highway 27 4,112 km

(2,555 mi)

India Porbandar, Gujarat India Silchar, Assam India Longest national highway of India
National Highway 44 3,717 km

(2309 mi)

India Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu India North - South National highway in India.
Grand Trunk Road 3,655 km

(2272 mi)

Asia Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Teknaf, Cox Bazar, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Oldest highway in Asia and the world.
Chile Route 5 3,364 km (2,090 mi) Chile Peruvian border at Arica Chile Puerto Montt Chile Part of the Pan-American Highway.
Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) 3,380 km (2,100 mi) Philippines Laoag Philippines Zamboanga Philippines Longest highway in Southeast Asia.
National route 1 3,087 km (1,918 mi) DR Congo Boma Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Longest national highway in Africa.

Longest controlled-access highways

Name Length Location From 1 From 2 Note
Interstate 90 4,861 km (3,020 mi) United States Seattle, Washington Boston, Massachusetts Longest Interstate Highway in the United States
Interstate 80 4,666 km (2,899 mi) United States San Francisco, California Teaneck, New Jersey
G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway 4,244 km (2,637 mi) China Lianyungang, Jiangsu Khorgas, Xinjiang Longest expressway in China
Interstate 40 4,119 km (2,559 mi) United States Barstow, California Wilmington, North Carolina
Interstate 10 3,960 km (2,460 mi) United States Santa Monica, California Jacksonville, Florida
G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway 3,718 km (2,310 mi) China Beijing Lhasa, Tibet Sections between Nagqu and Golmud still incomplete
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway 3,710 km (2,310 mi) China Shenyang, Liaoning Haikou, Hainan
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway 3,580 km (2,220 mi) China Changchun, Jilin Shenzhen, Guangdong
G7 Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway 2,540 km (1,580 mi)[5] China Beijing Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Interstate 70 2,151 km (1,337 mi) United States Cove Fort, Utah Baltimore, Maryland
Pan-Borneo Highway[6] 2,083 km (1,294 mi) Malaysia and Brunei Telok Melano, Sarawak Tawau, Sabah The most dangerous road in Malaysia.[7]
Trans Sumatra Toll Road[8] 2,048 km (1,272 mi) Indonesia Banda Aceh Bakauheni It is expected to be completed in 2029.

Length is the total planned network length.

North–South expressway 1,941 km (1,206 mi) Vietnam Hanoi Cần Thơ Majority of the route still planned or under construction

See also

References

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